The Cheriton School of Computer Science is named for David R. Cheriton, who earned his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo in 1978. In 2005, Professor Cheriton made a transformational gift to the school that supports named chairs, faculty fellowships, and graduate scholarships.
News
Marina Meila named Canada CIFAR AI Chair
Marina Meila has been named a Canada CIFAR AI Chair, recognizing her expertise in advancing the theoretical foundations of interpretable and explainable machine learning.
International Women’s Day: Celebrating women researchers and entrepreneurs
This Sunday, March 8 is International Women’s Day, a global event that recognizes the achievements of women around the world.
To celebrate, the Cheriton School of Computer Science is highlighting the research discoveries, achievements and entrepreneurial successes of women students, faculty members and alumni over the past year.
Pascal Poupart and Luis Ricardez-Sandoval receive $480k grant from BMO and Mitacs to develop reinforcement learning tools for rare earth element recycling
Professors Pascal Poupart of the Cheriton School of Computer Science and Luis Ricardez-Sandoval of the Department of Chemical Engineering have received $480,000 to strengthen Canada’s supply of critical minerals by applying artificial intelligence to the recycling of rare earth elements.
Events
Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity • New Quantitative Frontiers in Structure vs. Randomness
Please note: This seminar will take place in DC 1304.
Zander Kelley, Postdoctoral Member
School of Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study
PhD Seminar • Human–Computer Interaction • Exploring Above-neck Unimanual Swipe Gestures for Off-Device Earable Interaction
Please note: This PhD seminar will take place online.
Shaikh Shawon Arefin Shimon, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Jian Zhao
Master’s Thesis Presentation • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) • Decentralized Traffic Correlation Using Programmable Switches
Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place online.
Gurjot Singh, Master’s candidate
David. R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Supervisor: Professor Diogo Barradas